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Huntington St. Joe’s cancels 2024 varsity football season, plans to begin next year
HUNTINGTON, WV (WOWK) – Huntington St. Joseph’s Central Catholic High School had plans to field its first varsity football team since the 1950s. However, these plans have come to a halt following an announcement from the school’s Athletic Director Todd Maynard that it is in the program’s best interest to wait for next season. This […]
West Virginia Heatwave to Persist Through Weekend; Relief Expected Mid-Week
Charleston, WV – West Virginia residents can expect high temperatures to persist through the weekend and into the start of next week, with a slight chance of precipitation tonight. The ongoing heatwave, coupled with increasing humidity, will make temperatures feel even hotter. Daytime highs will soar into the mid-90s,...
Elkview man sentenced to prison in connection to 2023 shooting, prosecutors say
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — An Elkview man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in connection to a shooting that occurred in 2023, prosecutors say. Robert Justin Lowers, 38, pled guilty in late May to charges of unlawful wounding and two counts of endangerment after he shot his spouse, Sara Lowers, 37, in the arm in October 2023, according to the Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney.
Person taken to hospital in I64W crash involving 2 semi-trucks
UPDATE: (11:45 A.M. Saturday, July 13) – The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office told 13 News that the person involved in the crash was talking and had minimal injuries. UPDATE: (6:49 P.M. Friday, July 12) – Kanawha County 911 dispatchers say I-64 West is now reopened after a crash that sent one person to the hospital. […]
Kanawha County getting $1M toward new EMS stations
KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – The Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority is moving closer to making care and response times better and faster for their community. West Virginia Governor Jim Justice delivered $1 million to the organization as part of the ongoing project to build four permanent EMS stations in South Charleston, St. Albans, Marmet […]
Gov. Justice, WVDNR announce lottery opening for Twin Falls hunt and a chance to hunt with Whitetail Frenzy
CHARLESTON, WV (WVDN) — Gov. Jim Justice announced that the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) will begin accepting applications for an archery lottery deer hunt at Twin Falls Resort State Park and that one lucky hunter will be chosen to participate in an episode of Whitetail Frenzy TV. Applications will be open July 15. “I’m thrilled […] The post Gov. Justice, WVDNR announce lottery opening for Twin Falls hunt and a chance to hunt with Whitetail Frenzy appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.
4 local fire departments to receive more than $250,000 in grants
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - Senator Joe Manchin announced more than $400,000 in funding for five West Virginia fire departments Thursday. Four of the five departments are in the North Central West Virginia area. The Lumberport Fire Department will receive $94,771. The Bridgeport Fire Department will receive $81,818. The Worthington Volunteer...
Another heat wave: 90s return this weekend, continue through Tuesday
Chief Meteorologist Joe Fitzwater takes a look at an incoming heat wave that could bring the hottest temperatures of the year to the region, as well as our next chance for meaningful rain in tonight's forecast.
Wall Street Journal article calls into question viability of West Virginia plant’s process
The Pleasant Power Station in Pleasants County has found itself in the national spotlight after the Wall Street Journal published a lengthy article about the viability of the coal-to-hydrogen process.
Demand for rare elements used in clean energy could help clean up abandoned coal mines in Appalachia
Down a long gravel road, tucked into the hills in West Virginia, is a low-slung building where researchers are extracting essential elements from an old coal mine that they hope will strengthen the nation’s energy future. They aren’t mining the coal that powered the steel mills and locomotives that...
HAPI project expands service area in West Virginia
The West Virginia Healthy Start/Helping Appalachian Parents and Infants also known as the HAPI project has been serving low-income pregnant women and families with children since 2001 providing health care and life skills. Now, the program is expanding to serve four more counties.
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